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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    To desire and strive to be of some service to the world,
    to aim at doing something which shall really increase the
    happiness and welfare and virtue of humankind--this
    is a choice which is possible for all of us; and surely
    it is a good haven to sail for.

    Henry Van Dyke

  • illinoislady
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    I believe that life is given us so we may grow in love, and I believe
    that God is in me as the sun is in the colour and fragrance
    of a flower--the Light in my darkness, the Voice in my silence.

    Helen Keller

  • illinoislady
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    The Toltec tradition tells us that we surrender a portion of our life force when we dwell on any unhealed wounding event from our past.  The unprocessed emotions surrounding these events burden us and weigh heavily on our hearts.  They must be dealt with if we want access to all of our vitality.  Ultimately, what we will find is that forgiveness is the key to reclaiming all the life force locked in past hurt.

    Debbie Ford

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    Would that there were an award for people who come to understand
    the concept of enough.  Good enough.  Successful enough.  Thin
    enough.  Rich enough.  Socially responsible enough.  When
    you have self-respect, you have enough.

    Gail Sheehy

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    True forgiveness will become easier when we learn to empathize and
    apologize; when we admit we are human too, capable of wrongdoing;
    when we make allowances for circumstances we may not understand;
    when we have faith in the basic good of personkind, when we are
    willing to start again with compassion and without grudges.  The
    Hebrew word for compassion is derived from rechem, meaning
    womb.  The inference is a new birth, suggesting a fresh start.  This
    fresh start brings with it a deeper understanding of the futility of
    grudges, expectations, and unresolved hate and anger
    and renews our hope in the power of love.

    Leo Buscaglia

  • illinoislady
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    “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.”

    ~ Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    Coincidence is God's way of remaining anonymous.

    Albert Einstein

       

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  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    There is a little plant called reverence in the corner of my soul's garden, which I love to have watered once a week.

    Oliver Wendell Holmes

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    Life is difficult. This is a great truth, one of the greatest truths. It is a great truth because once we truly see this truth, we transcend it. Once we truly know that life is difficult—once we truly understand and accept it—then life is no longer difficult. Because once it is accepted, the fact that life is difficult no longer matters.    -M. Scott Peck

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    Real success requires respect for and faithfulness to the highest
    human values--honesty, integrity, self-discipline, dignity,
    compassion, humility, courage, personal
    responsibility, courtesy, and human service.

    Michael DeBakey

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    This morning take a few minutes to reflect on how you give of
    yourself to the world.  Often we get caught up in the frenzy
    of buying and giving things.
       Look at the ways you give appreciation, friendship, energy,
    time, love, and affection, and give of your own special talents
    and abilities throughout the year.  Acknowledge yourself for
    having enriched the lives of others.  Spend some time loving
    yourself for the giving light that you are.

    Shakti Gawain

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    People only begin to grow when they cease to whine and revile, and commence
    to search for the hidden justice which regulates their lives.  And as they adapt
    their minds to that regulating factor, they cease to accuse others as the cause
    of their condition, and build themselves up in strong and noble thoughts.  They
    cease to kick against circumstances, but begin to use them as aids to their more
    rapid progress, and as a means of discovering the hidden
    powers and possibilities within themselves.

    James Allen

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    An older one I've had here before, but one I so love:

    The moment one definitely commits oneself, the Providence moves, too.  All sorts of things occur to help one that would never have otherwise occurred.  A whole stream of events issue from the commitment, raising in one's favor all manner of unforeseen incidents and meetings and material assistance which no one could have dreamt would come one's way.  Whatever you can do, or dream you can, begin it.  Boldness has genius, power, and magic in it.  Begin it now.       -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    My friends have made the story of my life. In a thousand ways they have turned my limitations into beautiful privileges and enabled me to walk serene and happy in the shadow cast by my deprivation.

    Helen Keller

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    Our real blessings often appear to us in the shapes of pains,
    losses, and disappointments; but let us have patience,
    and we soon shall see them in their proper figures.

    Joseph Addison

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    Don't just get older, get better.  Live realistically.  Give generously.
    Adapt willingly.  Trust fearlessly.  Rejoice daily.

    Charles R. Swindoll

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    Compassion is not religious business, it is human business; it is not luxury, it is essential for our own peace and mental stability; it is essential for human survival.

    the Dalai Lama

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    I never told my religion nor scrutinized that of another.  I never attempted
    to make a convert nor wished to change another's creed.  I have judged
    of others' religion by their lives, for it is from our lives and not from
    our words that our religion must be read.

    Thomas Jefferson

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    You cannot believe in honor until you have achieved it. Better keep yourself clean and bright; you are the window through which you must see the world.

    George Bernard Shaw

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    Choice is a divine teacher, for when we choose we learn that
    nothing is ever put in our path without a reason.

    Iyanla Vanzant

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    It takes time and devotion to learn the language of color and lighting in
    the garden.  Your tastes are sure to change over time, reflecting your
    inner evolution.  Seeing the garden as a canvas for your celebration of
    Nature's palette is a wonderful expression of the soul's love of beauty
    and artistry.  Your own inner intuition, however, is often your best
    teacher, but don't forget that Mother Nature will always have a few
    surprises up Her sleeve as well.  Perhaps your greatest insight will be
    that this glorious exploration of light and color and their interrelationship
    is really meant to illuminate the many facets of your being and personality.

    Christopher and Tricia McDowell
    The Sanctuary Garden

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    May you never miss a rainbow or a sunset because you are looking down.

    unattributed

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    My greatest accomplishments shall never be known, perhaps even to me.  Having made someone smile and see the world a bit brighter, having given someone hope for the future, having helped someone see potential inside him or herself that he or she never might have seen otherwise, having helped someone to see just how beautiful he or she really is-- these to me are the achievements that most can help this world to be a brighter, more loving place.

    tom walsh

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    The big challenge is to become all that you have the possibility of becoming.  You cannot believe what it does to the human spirit to maximize your human potential and stretch yourself to the limit.      -Jim Rohn

  • illinoislady
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    When we least expect it, life sets us a challenge to test our courage and
    willingness to change; at such a moment, there is no point in pretending
    that nothing has happened or in saying that we are not yet ready. The
    challenge will not wait. Life does not look back.

    Paulo Coelho

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    Pardon one another so that later on you will not remember the injury. The recollection of an injury is in itself wrong. It adds to our anger, nurtures our sin, and hates what is good. It is a rusty arrow and poison for the soul.     -Francis of Paola

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    It’s simple things, like a glowing sunset, the sound of a running stream
    or the fresh smell in a meadow that cause us to pause and marvel
    at the wonder of life, to contemplate its meaning and significance.
    Who can hold an autumn leaf in their hand, or sift the warm white sand
    on the beach, and not wonder at the Creator of it all?

    Wendy Moore

  • illinoislady
    illinoislady Member Posts: 40,083

    I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward.     -Thomas A. Edison